Christianity, based on the teaching and life of Jesus Christ, and Islam, based on the Quran and Allah, were two large, expanding religions in history. Throughout Christianity history, attitudes towards merchants have been negative while Islamic attitudes were on the good side; however, over time, views on trade have been reversed. The attitudes of Christianity and Islam toward merchants and trade from the religion's origins until about 1500 changed. There are several indications for both cases with a negative view. To start off, fair trade was a commonality between the two religions. For instance, Islamic people sustained trade that was equal for all people (Document 2). This means that the Muslim Qur’an, from 620-650 C.E. believed in this
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Switching over to 70-80 C.E., Christian views from the bible became averse when Matthew, a man from part of the New Testament, speaks about how a wealthy man could never go into heaven (Document 1). This shows that a merchant would be considered someone who was “rich” in goods and profiting money; therefore, this type of person could never arrive to immortality. On the contrary, the Muslim Qur’an from 600 years after held a negative connotation towards trade when showing that if someone was a fair trader, they would be granted into the holy land (Document 2). This shows that even though they are two completely different religions, they hold common beliefs in trading even centuries after. Conversely, when Gordic followed Christianity, he liked the profits of his trade less over time and eventually turned over things to the poor (Document 3). This will grant him well things and also show how Christianity can heavily changed someone who is involved in exchange. The letters to and from Italian merchants in the fourteenth-century show a want for more riches, more negatively (Document 6). Meanwhile, this shows how trade was conflicting with ideas associated with Christianity. Hence, many views can be shown that depending on the period of time, conclusions were different about what happens in what religion, but all lean towards things more
Switching over to 70-80 C.E., Christian views from the bible became averse when Matthew, a man from part of the New Testament, speaks about how a wealthy man could never go into heaven (Document 1). This shows that a merchant would be considered someone who was “rich” in goods and profiting money; therefore, this type of person could never arrive to immortality. On the contrary, the Muslim Qur’an from 600 years after held a negative connotation towards trade when showing that if someone was a fair trader, they would be granted into the holy land (Document 2). This shows that even though they are two completely different religions, they hold common beliefs in trading even centuries after. Conversely, when Gordic followed Christianity, he liked the profits of his trade less over time and eventually turned over things to the poor (Document 3). This will grant him well things and also show how Christianity can heavily changed someone who is involved in exchange. The letters to and from Italian merchants in the fourteenth-century show a want for more riches, more negatively (Document 6). Meanwhile, this shows how trade was conflicting with ideas associated with Christianity. Hence, many views can be shown that depending on the period of time, conclusions were different about what happens in what religion, but all lean towards things more